Interactive Brokers (IBKR), an automated global broker, has added access to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), giving eligible clients a route into one of Europe’s best-performing emerging markets of 2025.
The move means IBKR clients can now trade Romanian equities on the same platform they use to access more than 170 other global exchanges, broadening the diversification options available to them for building international portfolios.
Romania’s market standing has risen sharply of late, having been upgraded to MSCI’s Advanced Frontier Market status, while its benchmark BET index hit record levels in 2025 and kept climbing through the first half of 2026.
The new integration allows IBKR clients to fold Romanian listed companies into their wider global strategies without needing a separate platform.
Among the highlights of the expansion, IBKR points to seamless integration for existing account holders across its mobile, web and desktop platforms, along with support tailored to Romanian investments.
Milan Galik, Chief Executive Officer of Interactive Brokers, said, “Adding the Bucharest Stock Exchange expands the choices available to our clients and reinforces our commitment to providing the broadest possible access to global markets. Romania is one of Europe’s stronger emerging economies, and we’re pleased to make this market available to our clients through the same platform they use to access exchanges around the world.”
Bucharest Stock Exchange Chief Executive Officer Remus Vulpescu said, “We welcome Interactive Brokers to Romania’s capital market. Every new gateway matters: over the last 12 months, our market has built on the strong momentum of recent years, channeling more than EUR 5.0 billion into the Romanian economy, further broadening its listed universe and investor base, and delivering a total return of more than 80%, the highest among EU main market indices.
“Connecting millions of global investors to Bucharest Stock Exchange deepens liquidity, sharpens pricing, and brings Romanian listed companies the international visibility they have earned.”
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